Employee Taxable Benefits

Employee taxable benefits are to be calculated and included in your employee’s income on their T4 slips each year.  With the calendar year coming to a close, it is a good time to evaluate if you have any taxable benefits to report for your employees. The most...
Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP)

Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP)

Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) details available. Hello everyone, As if COVID hasn’t given us enough to worry about, here’s another acronym! The Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) is very similar to the current Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy...

Canada Pension Plan Enhancement – How will it impact you?

Canada Pension Plan Enhancement – How will it impact you? As a business owner or self-employed individual, the new Canada Pension Plan Enhancement that starts to be phased in in 2019 will have some impact on you, both in the costs you pay now and the benefits...

2017 Q3 Tax Update: Electronic T4 Slips

From Focus LLP, CPA, your Calgary Tax Accountants, in collaboration with Video Tax News Inc., we have provided a summary of some of the recent proposed tax changes and updates in the following blogs: Tax for private Corporations: Major changes proposed Voluntary...

Starting a Business

Part I: Business StructureCongratulations, you have decided to start your own business. One of the first decisions you need to make is what structure you are going to use for your business. This has important implications for how you register your business and how you...